Metallic door or the like.



L, W LARSON.

METALUC DOOR OR THE LIKE.

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CARL 1K". I JAHSON. OF JAMESTCVH, YORK, A SSIGIIOR- T9 DAHLSTROM METALLIC 130.91%. COMPANY, GE JAMESTOWH. KEV! YORK, A CORPORATION 0? NEW YORK.

METAL DOOR OR THE LIKE Application filed Triareh 6, 1912. Serial No. 31,8?G.

' qnzrnnri State of New York, have invented certain new and useful lniprorements in Metallic Doors or-the like, of which the following is n specification.

This in ention relates to metallic doors and the like and it has for its object the provision of a door. or similar article in which the hacking wall for nglnzed panel is ezi'temledfrom the. stiles and rails.

It has for itsobject the production ofenexeeedingiy simple but durable door in which few parts. are employed, and with these'and other oliieets in View the invention consists in the construction. 'fornmtion and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter described and particularly pointed out in the snhjoinecl claims. 4'

.In thedrawinggl igure 1 is a side elevation of n door construct-ed aecording to this inrent-ion.- Fig. 2-is an enlarged horizontal seetion tnkenen line 2-2, Fig-1. Figl 3 is an enlarged horizontal section taken on line '3'-3.. Fig. 1. Fig. l is a enlarged vertical section taken. on line 44 Fig. '1. -Fig. is an enlarged broken rer tical section taken on line 5--5, Fig. 1. Fig. 6 is an enlargedbroken vertical. section taken on. line 6'G, Fig. 1. ,F 7 is a horizontal seetion. through a portion of a. door showing modified glazed panelconstruction. Fig. 8 tllllh lnr section. showing a still further modified glazed panel construction;

' Referring now to the drawings in detail, like letters ofn'eferencemefer to like parts in the sevei'nl'figuresfi 7 The reference letter A designates-the stiles of the door, B the top rail, C the intermediate rail. andv l the bottom rnil thereof. Bounded by iii tiles. the'top and the-intermedi- 7 ate rails, is a glazed panel E, and F clesignotes :1 me nllie panel bounded by the sides and the ii'iterlnerlinte and bottom rails. The stiles are each constructed oi? two sheets of metal one sheet being bent or rolled to pro ride side walls amid an outer edge min a, while the. other sheet serves as the inner The sheet of metal forming the sides and the mile" edge wall of envh stile. has marginal portions relwnt. as (i the rel-bent 1): lines being P1l1!lll.=lll= Specification of Letters Patent si (h s thereof.

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end separated from the side walls by spaces which receive the marginal portions of the second sheet forming the inner eoge wall 03.;

said second sheet being benttoproride etrnnsvers'e wall (l; n donble backing wall ll against which the glass or other panel 1-) beers and re-hent marginal portions I arranged atright angles to said transverse wall and formed to provide a receiving space between said re-bent portions in which the rehentznarginnl -portions of. the sides of the stile are retained.-

A fastening molding J bears against the panel 1*) and each length thereof is formed of a single strip of metal having a hearing wall 5 which bears against the. panel rind :i eurrerlor other ornamental facing wall j which ternnnntesin en :ingu-lnrportion j arranged parallel with the henringwall j and hearing with its edge-against the'inner edge of the stile; Screws K are passed through the fastening molding and take into the inn r' edge wall a? of the stile. v

The upper rnil is constructed of three pieces of sheet metal and between theside walls thereof av channel hnr L is inserted withn plate M bearing against the edges of the side walls of said hair. The bar and plate extend into the upper rfiidsef thest-iles and lie flush with the edges of theside walls of both the rail and stiles. Screws pass through the plntetl i and take into the inner wall of the eh annelher L The-channel bar is pre fconstrnetion to'the inner edge nllsof the stiles and connected tolhe sides of the rail in exam 1.3 the same innnner ns the inner edge walls oi the stiles are connected to the H The lower edge wall n of the lin'terineclinte mil, the inner edge Wall of the stiles adjacent the pdnel F. and the upper dire well of the lower rail are each of a strip of metal bent to provide '(fl' wall '0, at opposite edges of the-metal is bent Zlt right angles as nth, and then 11. sent, as at 0 eralily held in pliee hy spot welding or 1 toprovide a channel which receives the rehent marginal portions a of the side walls of the stiles and rails and also the ma rgiual portions of two plates I. I which form the panel F.

The lower rail is constructed of three pieces of sheet metal and the side walls are connected at their lower ends exactly as the side walls of the upper rail. the lower edge of the lower rail and the lower ends of the stiles receiving, a channel bar It and a plate I fastenedand secured in place similar to the bars I) and M at the upper edge of the door.

. The description thus far relates to a door having a-gla-ze'd panel and a metallic panel beneath the glazed panel. but it is apparent that a door with a single glazed panel, or v a door with a'single metallic panel or a number of metallic panels can he constructed without departing from this invention, as this would ,require mcrely the elimination of parts of my invention. and it is clear that certain parts of niy invention can be dispensed with, if desired.

In the modification shown in Fig. i, a-

double. glazed panel is shown. In this instance the stiles and rails of the door are constructed similar to those described in the preceding figures except that thebacking wall II is arranged in a plane centrally between the side walls of the stiles or rails and two panes of glass S, bear against opposite sides thereof. fastening molding 'I is employed at ehch side ot the door and each length of the fastening molding is formed of a singlestrip of metal bent be tween its marginal portions into any desired form to provide an'mrnamental facing wall I which has its opposite marginal portions bent at right-angles'to each other to provide a hearing wall t which bears against the pane of glass and an outer edge wall t which bears against the "side walls of the stiles and rails. Screws I are passed through the fastening molding and take into the screwsat the inner angles of the stiles and rails which connect the side walls with the inner edge walls of the same.

When a metallic panel ii-a ilesii'ed on one side of the door and a glazed panel on the other, thenconstruction shown in Fig. 8 is employed. In this construction the several parts of the. door are exactly as shown in Fig. 2 with the exception that hearing against the side of the-hacking wall II op posite that against which the glazed panel I) l ears is a metallic plate V which has its edges entering the seam W, by means of which one side wall of the stile or rail is connected with the inner edge wall thereof.

by said stiles and rails. each stile being formed of two sheets of lnetal. one sheet forming even faced side walls and an outer edge wall and having its marginal portions re-hent parallel with said side walls. said marginal portions being separated from,

said side walls by spaces. the. other sheetbeing bent to provide a transverse wall. a double backing wall against which the panel bears and rebent marginal portions arranged at right angles to said transverse wall and interlocked with the l'e-bent marginal portions of said side walls. and means for retaining the panel against said backing wall.

metallic door or the like having hollow stiles and ails and a panel hounded by said stiles and rails, each stile. being formed of sheet metal bent to provide opp0- site even faced side walls with re-hent inner marginal portions parallel with said side walls and an inner edge wall having chair ncled marginal portions bent at right angles thereto and engagirne the re-hent marginal portions of said side walls, and a panel having its marginal portions entered into the channeled portions of said inner edge wall and clampedtherein-with the inner marginal portions of said side walls.

ILA metallic door or the like having hollow stiles and rails, each stile and rail being formed of sheet metal bent to provide straight opposite side-walls, having re-hent inner marginal portions parallel with said side walls. an inner edge wall separating 'said side walls and having opposite marginal portions bent at right angles thereto and doubled upon themselves to provide a receiving space between said doubled pm tions in which the re-bent inner marginal portions of said sidewalls arr retained, each inner edge wall being, bent upon itself to provide a doublevbacking wall extending into the space bounded by said stiles and rails. a. panel having its marginal portions hearing against said backing Walls, fastening moldm 5 bearing against said panel, and screws passingthrough said'moldings and takiiiginto the inner edge walls of said stiles and rails. y

In testimony whereof, I have allixed my signature in the presence of two subscribing, witnesses.

CARL W.' LARSON. Vlitnesses:

E. W. SnLLsraoM, Jens A. \Vns'rMAN. 

